Molusco contagioso en la cara
El molusco contagioso se presenta con mayor frecuencia en los niños, aunque también puede afectar a los adultos y producir una infección extensa en las personas con un sistema inmune debilitado. En esta fotografía, se observan múltiples moluscos pequeños cubriendo la mejilla, la parte superior del cuello y las patillas.
Revision
Last reviewed 4/30/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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